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Article: Heap finds a zone of comfort: Ravens tight end Todd Heap hopes he has entered an era of feeling good.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2007
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Byline: Don Markus
Aug. 2--There's a strange feeling coursing through Ravens tight end Todd Heap's body these days. His shoulders don't ache when he reaches up to catch a pass or extends his arms to throw a block. The stabbing jolts he felt in his right ankle are gone, too.
For the first time in more than two years, Heap is pain-free.
"I was able to train like I normally train; I didn't have to train to compensate to rehab for something," Heap said. "One-hundred percent is relative. As soon as you get through that first game, there's not too many guys that are 100 percent."
The injuries that required surgery after the 2004 season, ...